Slog - Comments on A Peace of What? http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/a_peace_of_what Martti Ahtisaari, a former Finnish president who has done a lot of international conflict resolution work, has won the Nobel Peace Prize. Many expected the Prize to go to Chinese dissidents as a little slap to China after this year's Olympics. But another group was snubbed, maybe even robbed, and the mainstream media, predictably, isn't paying any attention: Dr. David Ray Griffin and everyone involved in the 9/11 truth movement have been nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize. The recipient of the Peace Prize will be announced this Friday, October 10. Let the conspiracy theories begin. I hope they involve... Copyright 2008 Fri, 10 Oct 2008 16:53:35 -0800 Mon, 13 Oct 2008 11:48:28 -0800 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.34 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Comment by Dougsf Who the hell submitted that nomination?

]]> Dougsf http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/a_peace_of_what#c1170509 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/a_peace_of_what#c1170509 ??!! Fri, 10 Oct 2008 17:34:52 -0800 Comment by yuiop Why do you say they were "snubbed, maybe even robbed"? I can't tell if you are joking.

]]> yuiop http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/a_peace_of_what#c1170526 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/a_peace_of_what#c1170526 ??!! Fri, 10 Oct 2008 17:49:06 -0800 Comment by Abby I wonder if it's a sort of retroactive thing- a book I read on the Baltics had a side bit about how there should have been some Finnish winners during the Cold War.

]]> Abby http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/a_peace_of_what#c1170528 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/a_peace_of_what#c1170528 ??!! Fri, 10 Oct 2008 17:49:42 -0800 Comment by John Bailo Ever since the Nobel Prize went to Al Gore -- a shrill partisan who sows hate and fear all the while farting away in a 2 million dollar houseboat -- it's clear they are European stooges who will nominate whoever humiliates America the most.

]]> John Bailo http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/a_peace_of_what#c1170602 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/a_peace_of_what#c1170602 ??!! Fri, 10 Oct 2008 20:09:02 -0800 Comment by Rain Monkey Okay, we get it. People who think something has been covered up are not as intelligent as you, and are not to be taken seriously.

You've made your fucking point. Laugh at the "Truthers."

It is clear now that the movement for an investigation of the events of 11 Sept 2001 as a crime will not move forward on a time frame that would bring any in the present administration to justice.

But it gets really tiresome to have to listen to Dan Savage about U.S. foreign policy and to you about this.

You are both smart guys, which may lead you think that you are smarter then others about matters you are unqualified for and have not seriously considered.

]]> Rain Monkey http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/a_peace_of_what#c1170641 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/a_peace_of_what#c1170641 ??!! Fri, 10 Oct 2008 23:35:23 -0800 Comment by Garth Um. Nominations mean nothing. George W. Bush was nominated for a peace prize. How the hell can you possibly get riled up, knowing that there are ALWAYS enough crazies to nominate any old kook willing to shill out the dough?

]]> Garth http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/a_peace_of_what#c1170653 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/a_peace_of_what#c1170653 ??!! Sat, 11 Oct 2008 01:18:17 -0800 Comment by Pandora Pity Griffin has gotten himself into this movement. He's actually a pretty good theologian.

]]> Pandora http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/a_peace_of_what#c1170666 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/a_peace_of_what#c1170666 ??!! Sat, 11 Oct 2008 06:15:58 -0800 Comment by Joseph J. Finn Hey, I'm not that evil.

]]> Joseph J. Finn http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/a_peace_of_what#c1170700 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/a_peace_of_what#c1170700 ??!! Sat, 11 Oct 2008 10:12:23 -0800 Comment by R Dujour He is David Ray Griffin, and he is my father, and my mother, my brother, my friend, he is you, and me, he is all of us.

http://www.davidraygriffin.com

]]> R Dujour http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/a_peace_of_what#c1170822 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/a_peace_of_what#c1170822 ??!! Sat, 11 Oct 2008 18:19:18 -0800 Comment by joe Why is it that Griffin's critics here seem make no mention at all of the actual substance of his research? Unless you've actually read his work, including you Paul Constant, STFU.

]]> joe http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/a_peace_of_what#c1171157 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/a_peace_of_what#c1171157 ??!! Sun, 12 Oct 2008 22:21:06 -0800 Comment by T From Wikipedia:

"When the past nominations were released it was discovered that Adolf Hitler was nominated in 1939 by Erik Brandt, a member of the Swedish Parliament. Brandt retracted the nomination after a few days. Other infamous nominees included Joseph Stalin and Benito Mussolini. However, since nomination requires only support from one qualified person (e.g., a history professor), these unusual nominations do not represent the opinions of the Nobel committee itself."

]]> T http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/a_peace_of_what#c1171543 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/a_peace_of_what#c1171543 ??!! Mon, 13 Oct 2008 11:48:28 -0800